A 6-year-old boy from Salem, New Hampshire, is rewarded for his quick thinking, helping his elderly neighbor when she needed it most.

A 6-year-old boy from Salem, New Hampshire, is rewarded for his quick thinking, helping his elderly neighbor when she needed it most.

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Updated: 7:17 PM EDT Aug 19, 2014

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WEBVTT KEEPS AN EYE ON DOTTIE, DON'T YOU, DEAR? HOW SWEET IS HE? HOW MANY 6-YEAR-OLDS GET PICKED UP AT THEIR HOME FOR A PRIVATE RIDE ON A FIRE ENGINE. HE LIVES IN SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND HE DID TODAY. A REWARD FOR HIS QUICK THINKING HELPING HIS ELDERLY NEIGHBOR WHEN SHE NODED IT MOST. TAKE A LOOK. IT WAS THE TIME OF DORIAN'S LIFE THIS WEEK WHEN SALEM FIREFIGHTERS PAID HIM A PERSONAL VISIT TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS GOOD DEEDS. AWESOME. BECAUSE OF THE AWESOME ACTION HE TOOK BACK IN MAY WHEN HIS 84-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR HURT HER BACK. HE KNEW I NEEDED HELP. YEAH, HE IS MY LITTLER WHO ROW. HE WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WHEN HE SAW DOT BEAL NEAR HER BIRD BATH. I BENT OVER AND HEARD MY BACK CRACK AND OUT OH, MY. SO I MOTIONED TO HIM TO COME. I WAS GOING TO CHECK IF DOT WAS OUT FRONT SO I COULD SAY HI. I KNEW SHE BROKE SOMETHING SO I CALL MY DAD AND MY UNCLE AND TOLD THEM TO COME OVER. THEY CAME OVER AND HELPED ME INTO THE HOUSE AND WE CALLED THE AMBULANCE AND HISTORY AFTER THAT. DOT HAD BROKEN HER BACK. I THINK HE IS A HERO. I THINK HE IS ONE OF THE MOST CARING 6-YEAR-OLDS IN THE WORLD. HE WATCHES OUT FOR ME. TOT IS NOW FULLY RECOVERED AND FOREVER GRATEFUL TO HER YOUNG FRIEND. AND DORIAN -- A COMMENDATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. LITTLE KIDS CAN DO SO MUCH. THEY CAN DO A LOT MORE THAN THEY GET R CREDIT FOR.

Child gets big reward for helping elderly neighbor

A 6-year-old boy from Salem, New Hampshire, is rewarded for his quick thinking, helping his elderly neighbor when she needed it most.